Curriculum focus: identifies, interprets, and analyzes the use of symbols (1.3.K4i), compares and contrasts character traits (1.4.K7a), compares and contrasts themes across multiple stories ( 1.4.K7b), identifies and describes the protagonist (2.1.K1a), identifies and describes the antagonist (2.1.K1b), analyzes the contextual aspects of setting (historical, social, and cultural) and their impact and influence on characters and events in the story (11.2.1.K2), recognizes ways that literature from different cultures presents similar themes differently across genres (11.2.2.K1), and compares and contrasts works of literature that deal with similar topics and problems (2.2.K2).
In this final full week before finals, we'll wrap up our unit over Norse/British/King Arthur mythology. We'll do a quick review and then take a quiz early in the week. We'll spend the last part of the week with an overview of modern and American mythologies, including urban legends and the role of superheroes.
- Mon: Norse/British/King Arthur mythology review
- Tues: Norse/British/King Arthur mythology quiz
- Wed: Modern mythologies overview and discussion
- Thurs: Modern mythologies continue discussion
- Fri: Modern mythologies - reflection due by the end of the hour.
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